Shame ur not allowed to put the entrance up - Eu on a crane! Shame this was his last World Champ'p win too.
Hv u got the clip when Eu went to watch Wharton's previous fight in York (he k.o'd an African guy(?) with a body shot early) & then Wharton & his fans looked up & called out at Eu - who was staring at them all, soaking in the hatred!
@oldaliu Actually, I don't have a version with Eubank's entrance.
No, I'm afraid not. However, I do remember that. The African fella was called Sipho Moyo and Wharton flattened him with a thumping left counter to the ribs if I remember correctly. Eubank was there in his suit, as you say, soaking up the hatred. I even remember him saying that he didn't believe that there was a man alive who could KO him when the interviewer asked him if he was worried about Wharton's left hook. lol
@Gorky32 Ye! It was on Sportsnight on BBC1! They asked Eu whether he watched the fight. He sd s'thg like "No, i find watching boxing quite tedious! I much prefer the fine literature in this room!"
He then sd he had jst had some dental work done, as Dan Schommer had knocked his tooth out. The dentist said he had one of the hardest jaws he had ever seen!
Lots (incl' Baz Hearn) thought Eu lost v Schommer, & that he was now ready 4 the taking!
@oldaliu lol. You've got a very good memory. I remember him mentioning that about his dentist told too. lol
I watched the Schommer fight the other week actually. Eubank definitely lost that fight. Schommer might have looked like a slightly overweight business man but he was actually pretty a good fighter. He was a good counter puncher and he was very adept at making Eubank miss and then coming back with quick, accurate counters. He actually holds a win over Virgil Hill in the amateurs. :)
@Gorky32 lol, ye, i've got a memory 4 trivia! i only saw that clip once too! Sportsnight & Midweek Sports Special, those were the days!
@ the press conf' b4 the Wharton fight, Micky Duff called Eu "scum" & Eu wanted to walk out! But no glassing.
Ye, Eu looked bad @ altitude vs Schommer, despite arriving in Sun City 3 wks b4 & making all the right noises etc. The WBO judges scored 4 his aggression, apparently, but Eu later admitted he lost the fight on "strategic thinking boxing"!!
@oldaliu I remember all that too only difference being I used to have all that on VHS and have watched it numerous times - not seen it for a very long time tho. The fact that you can recall it almost ad verbatim after only one viewing is very impressive.
lol @ Micky Duff calling Eu scum - like he was in any position to talk. lol.
Eu was very gracious in his post-fight interview and was full of praise for Schommer. I always liked that about Eu - he was pretty honest most of the time. Cheers
@Gorky32 lol! ye, well, shame i couldn't use my memory 4 exams etc! i normally did record Sportsnight but didn't 4 some reason that night!
I also recall the day after the Wharton fight = '94 BBC Sports Personality thingy. this was when Alistair McGowen (??) impersonated Eu's voice over the clip we hv referred to (dentist talk etc) "the secret of boxing.......is to never get into a fight!"
Hv u got Eu vs Close 2 - the "goodbye to ITV" fight!
@BrotherJR76 Yeah, it was a master class by him against a strong, hungry and hard hitting opponent. There was some serious chin in that ring that night too, both of them were absolutely iron jawed. :)
@Gorky32 Agreed!!! Both Eubank and Wharton had cast iron chins, no doubt about. Outside Eubank's first fight against Nigel Benn, this might have been Eubank's best overall performance
@BrotherJR76 Yeah, I'd agree with that. I think he performed really well in the Thompson fights until his eye closed too, especially considering he'd only fought a few times above 168 before and never against anyone who was remotely world class. Thompson was a good fighter and a very big puncher and it was very impressive that he was able to jump up 2 divisions and almost pull out the victory in their first fight. I think he would've probably won both fights if his eye hadn't given out on him.
Shame ur not allowed to put the entrance up - Eu on a crane! Shame this was his last World Champ'p win too.
Hv u got the clip when Eu went to watch Wharton's previous fight in York (he k.o'd an African guy(?) with a body shot early) & then Wharton & his fans looked up & called out at Eu - who was staring at them all, soaking in the hatred!
Those were the days!
oldaliu 2 days ago 2
@oldaliu Actually, I don't have a version with Eubank's entrance.
No, I'm afraid not. However, I do remember that. The African fella was called Sipho Moyo and Wharton flattened him with a thumping left counter to the ribs if I remember correctly. Eubank was there in his suit, as you say, soaking up the hatred. I even remember him saying that he didn't believe that there was a man alive who could KO him when the interviewer asked him if he was worried about Wharton's left hook. lol
Gorky32 1 day ago 2
@Gorky32 Ye! It was on Sportsnight on BBC1! They asked Eu whether he watched the fight. He sd s'thg like "No, i find watching boxing quite tedious! I much prefer the fine literature in this room!"
He then sd he had jst had some dental work done, as Dan Schommer had knocked his tooth out. The dentist said he had one of the hardest jaws he had ever seen!
Lots (incl' Baz Hearn) thought Eu lost v Schommer, & that he was now ready 4 the taking!
Weird, Schommer only lost that 1 fight!
oldaliu 1 day ago 4
@oldaliu lol. You've got a very good memory. I remember him mentioning that about his dentist told too. lol
I watched the Schommer fight the other week actually. Eubank definitely lost that fight. Schommer might have looked like a slightly overweight business man but he was actually pretty a good fighter. He was a good counter puncher and he was very adept at making Eubank miss and then coming back with quick, accurate counters. He actually holds a win over Virgil Hill in the amateurs. :)
Gorky32 1 day ago 2
@Gorky32 lol, ye, i've got a memory 4 trivia! i only saw that clip once too! Sportsnight & Midweek Sports Special, those were the days!
@ the press conf' b4 the Wharton fight, Micky Duff called Eu "scum" & Eu wanted to walk out! But no glassing.
Ye, Eu looked bad @ altitude vs Schommer, despite arriving in Sun City 3 wks b4 & making all the right noises etc. The WBO judges scored 4 his aggression, apparently, but Eu later admitted he lost the fight on "strategic thinking boxing"!!
oldaliu 1 day ago 2
@oldaliu I remember all that too only difference being I used to have all that on VHS and have watched it numerous times - not seen it for a very long time tho. The fact that you can recall it almost ad verbatim after only one viewing is very impressive.
lol @ Micky Duff calling Eu scum - like he was in any position to talk. lol.
Eu was very gracious in his post-fight interview and was full of praise for Schommer. I always liked that about Eu - he was pretty honest most of the time. Cheers
Gorky32 18 hours ago
@Gorky32 lol! ye, well, shame i couldn't use my memory 4 exams etc! i normally did record Sportsnight but didn't 4 some reason that night!
I also recall the day after the Wharton fight = '94 BBC Sports Personality thingy. this was when Alistair McGowen (??) impersonated Eu's voice over the clip we hv referred to (dentist talk etc) "the secret of boxing.......is to never get into a fight!"
Hv u got Eu vs Close 2 - the "goodbye to ITV" fight!
Gr8 vids m8! Kp 'em coming!
oldaliu 15 hours ago
A boxing LESSON....
PhflyDan1 1 week ago 2
This is one of Chris Eubank's better performances. For the first 9 rounds of this fight, Eubank pretty much put on a boxing dispay against Wharton.
BrotherJR76 2 months ago 2
@BrotherJR76 Yeah, it was a master class by him against a strong, hungry and hard hitting opponent. There was some serious chin in that ring that night too, both of them were absolutely iron jawed. :)
Gorky32 2 months ago 2
@Gorky32 Agreed!!! Both Eubank and Wharton had cast iron chins, no doubt about. Outside Eubank's first fight against Nigel Benn, this might have been Eubank's best overall performance
BrotherJR76 2 months ago
@BrotherJR76 Yeah, I'd agree with that. I think he performed really well in the Thompson fights until his eye closed too, especially considering he'd only fought a few times above 168 before and never against anyone who was remotely world class. Thompson was a good fighter and a very big puncher and it was very impressive that he was able to jump up 2 divisions and almost pull out the victory in their first fight. I think he would've probably won both fights if his eye hadn't given out on him.
Gorky32 2 months ago